Tallensi

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Portrait of a mountain gorilla at a short distance. gorilla close up portrait.The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)

Falling Stars: 10 of the Most Famous Endangered Species

Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.

7 Deadliest Weapons in History

B-52G with cruise missiles, USAF, short range attack missiles SRAMs; guided missile

11 of the World’s Most Famous Warplanes

Ethel Rosenberg arrested in August 1950. Photograph dated Aug. 8, 1950. American civilians executed for espionage. Spies, communists, Julius Rosenberg

Spies Like Us: 10 Famous Names in the Espionage Game

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Aspirin pills.

7 Drugs that Changed the World

space debris in Earth orbit, dangerous junk orbiting around the blue planet

How Much Trash Is In Space?

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Also Known As	Talensi

Topics

Yoruba Asante Efik Igbo Itsekiri Fon Igbira Fante Akan Ekoi

Key People

Meyer Fortes

British anthropologist